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Dissertations from 2022
On the Roles of Trait Anxiety and Toll Like Receptor 4 in Amphetamine Sensitization in Adolescent Male Rats, Corey A. Calhoun
"The School Nurse Talks About How to Keep Your Body Healthy. Doesn’t Really Talk About Food Allergies. I’d Like to Change That", Sadie C. Cathcart
Development, Implementation, and Investigation of an Asset-Based Approach to Supporting General Chemistry Students, Klaudja Caushi
Exploring Relations of Work, Organization, and Technology in Contemporary Society, Sunyu Chai
Damming Sustainability: How Social and Environmental Networks Influence the Construction and Management of Large Dams in the Amazon Basin, V. Miranda Chase
Emotion Focused Writing and Psychoeducation: Interventions to Reduce Stigma for Bisexual Men, Rachel Chickerella
Patterns of Emotional Processing and the Psychological Impact of Heterosexism, Kathleen M. Collins
Finding the Meaning of Naloxone: Perceptions of the Administration of an Opioid Antagonist Drug Among Police Officers, Michelle N. Crist
The Relationship Between Nursing Quality and Patient Experience in Acute Care Settings, Julie Ann Cronin
Understanding Nurse Practitioners' Contributions in Shaping Healthcare, Barbara Ann Cuccovia
Machine Learning Based Algorithms to Investigate Protein Structure, Ramin Dehghanpoor
Re-Envisioning Self and Community: The Experiences of Pilipina American Students With Colonial Mentality and Decolonization, Kristine Angelica Din
Edge Assignment and Data Valuation in Federated Learning, Thuy T. Do
A Fruit Story: From Biogeographical Differences in Seed Dispersal to Changes in Fruiting Phenology Over Time, Phillip J. Dugger
Discovery of Antibody-Based Immunotherapy and Applications for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Monir Ejemel
The Relationship Between Cancer Beliefs and Attitudes With Breast and Cervical Cancers Screening Among Minority Women in the U.S. (2014-2019), Ahdab F. Eskandar
Implementing the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (Care) Act Law: A Case Study in Massachusetts, Louise E. Ford
Body Image Experiences Among Black American Sexual Minority Women, Alison E. A. Goldblatt
Substantially Silent: Exploring the Variability of “Voice” at the Intersection of Race and Dis/Ability in a Restrictive Special Education Placement, Christopher N. Hall
Perceived Discrimination and Health Outcomes in Older Adults, Meghan Hendricksen
Professional Identity Development of Asian American & Pacific Islander AANAPISI Staff, Sara Boxell Hoang
The Once and Future Shoreline: The Evolution of the Urban Waterfront in Boston, Courtney Humphries
The Impact of ADHD Diagnosis on the Experiences of People Involved in the Justice System, Sarah Kuck Jalbert
Teacher Mindfulness Competencies in the K-12 School Setting, Jessica Frances Janze
Implementation of the Massachusetts Policy on Youth Sport-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries: Perceptions of Key Personnel at Massachusetts Public and Charter Schools, Gretchen Anderson Kilbourne
Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior Among Women in Malawi: With a Specific Focus on the HPV Screening Test, Deogwoon Kim
Opening the Halls of Power: Implementing a Community Organizing Approach to Parent Engagement in New York City’s Community Schools, Andrew R. King
Indian Women Construction Workers' Social Construction of Human Security, Chantal Ann Krcmar
The Role of Skeletal Muscle Drp1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fission in Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance, Benjamin A. Kugler
Three Essays on Classification Shifting, Sunil Kumar
A Hybrid Transformer-Knowledge Graph-Based Recommender System, Benjamin Adetor Kwapong
Host-Pathogen Interactions in a Changing World: Microbes, Mucosal Defenses, and Multiple Hosts, Brandon C. LaBumbard
The Influence of Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices on African American Student’s Sense of Belongingness in Urban Classrooms, Tamara Katherine Lawson
Dismantling Power and Patriarchy: Reconceptualizing Entrepreneurship through Feminist Research Methods, Heatherjean MacNeil
Resilience of Saudi Critical Care Nurses: The Impact of Job Stress, Peer/Coworker Support, and Organizational Support, Salwa Mohammad Maghrabi
Essays on Race, Class, Hospital Cultural Competence and COVID-19 Disparities, Rumel Mahmood
Distress, Dilemma, and Decisions- Household Aspirations and Migration Decisionmaking in Rural India, Kundan Mishra
The Migration-Security Nexus in South-South Population Flows: Securitization of Haitian Migration in the Dominican Republic, Jean-Pierre D. Murray
Essays on Shareholder Litigation, Prianka M. Musa
From Theory to Practice: The Lived Mobility Experiences of Children With Disabilities in Informal Settlements Accessing and Participating In Primary School Education, Esther Muthoni Nganga
Neighborhood and Environmental Predictors of At-Risk and Problem Gambling in Massachusetts, Kendra E. Pugh
Navigating Change: Three Case Studies of Corporate Decision Making, Honggang Qiu
Understanding Environmental Justice Instruction in Higher Education: Activist Epistemic Orientations and a Continuum of Community Engaged Curricular and Pedagogical Practice, Christopher James Rabe
Beyond the Single Story: Integrating Human and Natural Systems to Understand Environmental Change, Michael Steven Roy
Associations Between Concepts of the Family Management Style Framework, and Measures of Child Adherence to Treatment for Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Heather Harker Ryan
Opportunities and Challenges for Meeting the Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability in the Sugar Kelp Farming Sector, Brianna Kathleen Shaughnessy
Race, Gender, and Conflict: How Women’s NGOs Build Peace and Enhance Gender Justice in Colombia, Safiya Kemba St. Clair
Design Framework of UAV-Based Environment Sensing, Localization, and Imaging System, Yue Sun
Relationship Between Black High School Students’ Algebra Test Scores and Their Intent oo Pursue a College STEM Major, Thierno Tall
Factors Associated With College Men’s Sexual Behaviors, Sarin Tapalyan
21st Century Identity Politics and Social Protest: How the Dynamics of Race and Gender Influence Black Women's Decision to Run for Congress, An Exploratory Study, Susan J. Telingator
“A Really Beautiful Personal Journey” A Narrative Study Examining How Formal and Informal LGBTQ+ Resources, Services, and Experiences Shape College Students’ Sexual Identity Development, Meghan Lindsley Todd
Dismantling Power Imbalances in Mental Health Care: Anti-Racist Organizational Change in the Field of Mental Health, Rebecca L. Troeger
Quantifying Life History Energetics of an Oviparous Elasmobranch Subject to Future Warming Water, Carolyn R. Wheeler
Evaluating the Efficacy of an Expressive Writing Intervention in Reducing Distress Following an Experience of Transphobia, Lindsey White
The Role of Physical Activity and Gender as Moderators for the Relationship Between Insomnia and Depression, Claire E. Wickersham
Quantum Dynamics of One-Dimensional Particles With Different Masses, Dmitry Yampolsky
Examining Culturally Adapted, Values Based, Mental Health Stigma Reduction and Help-Seeking Messages for Asian Americans, Anna M. Ying
Three Essays on Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Social Responsibility, Hong Zhou
Investment and Management Decisions and Strategies in Volatile Environments, Xiaochen Zhu
Dissertations from 2021
The Influence of Social Interactions on Behavior and Decision-Making in Supply Chains and E-Commerce, Mohsen Ahmadian
Effects of Real-World Data Challenges on Generalization in Applied Machine Learning and Time Series Modeling, Matthew Almeida
Measuring the Effects of Urbanization and Hurricane Maria on the Tropical Lizard Anolis Cristatellus: Morphometrics, Ecology, and Population Genomics, Kevin J. Aviles-Rodriguez
Self-Compassion Among Roommates: An Investigation of Interpersonal Effects, Bryan Balvaneda
Sustainable Investing in U.S. Private Sector Workplace Retirement Plans: A New Institutionalist Perspective, Bridget Bearden
Navigating Whiteness: A Critical Discourse Analysis of White Community College Faculty, White Identity, and the Discursive Positioning of Students of Color, Christian M. Bednar
Application Placement in Edge Computing – Optimization, Game, and Deep Reinforcement Learning, Zhi Cao
Non-Governmental Organizations and Rural Development in Andhra: Challenging or Reinforcing Social Hierarchies?, Anusha Chaitanya
Gendering Bare Life Through Sex Work Governance in India: Rethinking Sexual Labor Precarity and Resistance from the Postcolony, Sudeshna Chatterjee
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of After-School Programs on Academic, Social, Behavioral, Mental Health, and Identity Outcomes Among Youth with Marginalized Identities, Kirsten M. Christensen
Urinary RNA Biomarkers Prognostic for Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis, Justin F. Cotellessa
Measurement, Quantum Noise, and Classical Error Correction, Benjamin B. Cruikshank
The Effects of Gonadal Steroids During Puberty on Brain, Behavior, and Metabolism in the B6D2F1 Hybrid Male Mouse, Caroline D. David
Exploring Changes in Children’s Nature Play Practices and Caregiver Perceptions in the Context of COVID-19, Becky L. DelVecchio
Education Inequity by Design: A Case Study of the Duval County Public School System, 1954–1964, Carolyn B. Edwards
Modeling and Monitoring Higher Latitude Albedo Change with Higher Resolution Landsat and Sentinel-2 Products, Angela M. Erb
Machine Learning Models for Deciphering Regulatory Mechanisms and Morphological Variations in Cancer, Saman Farahmand
The Power of Friendships: Associations Between Friendship Quality, Satisfaction, and Well-Being for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Melanie S. Feldman
Health Related Quality of Life Among People Experiencing Homelessness: The Impact of Substance Use, Access to Care and Trauma Informed Care, Kimberlee Flike
Evaluating the Cultural Validity of Social Cognition in a Latinx Sample, Mayte Forte
The Development of Visual Temporal Processing, Julie Freschl
Daring to See: White Supremacy and Gatekeeping in Music Education, Brian A. Gellerstein
Nurses’ Documentation Burden and its Role in Clinician Burnout Syndrome, Emily Jean Gesner
Critical Transformations Through Community Service-Learning Programs for Students of Color at Predominantly White Institutions, Varsha Ghosh
Fabrication and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Biomaterial Applications and Cancer Therapies, Sumeyra Gokalp
Beyond Borders in Chronic Schizophrenia: NEO-FFM Personality Traits, Neurocognition, and Symptoms, Lauren M. Grabowski
A Longitudinal Investigation of First-Generation College Students' Mentoring Relationships during their Transition to Higher Education, Matthew A. Hagler
Study the Role of Retinoblastoma Protein in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Progression and Treatment, Wanting Han
Examining the Implementation of Concussion Management Practices in Massachusetts: A Disproportionality Lens, Courtney W. Hess
Don’t Ignore My Voice: A Call to Action by and for Gender-Expansive Youth, Sam Hoyo